Helen Keller Foundation
A Birmingham foundation carrying Helen Keller's name that supports and honors research on vision, blindness, and sensory loss, best known for the annual Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.
Financial profile
Helen Keller Foundation · EIN 62-1676384 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $136,911 | $162,672 | $0 | $337,833 | $2,243,650 | Sep 2023 |
| FY2022 | $2,286,431 | $2,297,792 | $0 | $345,577 | $2,223,677 | Sep 2022 |
| FY2021 | $165,293 | $165,040 | $0 | $213,093 | $525,932 | Sep 2021 |
| FY2020 | $194,761 | $193,774 | $0 | $237,890 | $573,732 | Sep 2020 |
| FY2019 | $348,500 | $347,765 | $0 | $254,576 | $616,861 | Sep 2019 |
| FY2018 | $277,565 | $276,936 | $0 | $246,651 | $522,937 | Sep 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Helen Keller Foundation is read alongside.
IRRF
International Retinal Research Foundation
A Birmingham foundation funding innovative vision science research nationwide, including catalyst awards for…
AMDF
American Macular Degeneration Foundation
A patient centered foundation devoted entirely to macular degeneration, pairing plain spoken education and…
EEFP
Eye and Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh
A philanthropic engine that quietly underwrites the science of seeing and hearing, funding the long middle of…
LF
LAM Foundation
A patient founded rally against a single rare disease
3 companies named
HHWF
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
A biomedical research foundation that since 1947 has given early-career postdoctoral scientists independent…
1 companies named
Who backs HKF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
Who backs Helen Keller Foundation's peers, but not Helen Keller Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Helen Keller Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Helen Keller Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | LF | HHWF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aetna | History Room Sponsor | 1 of 2 | |
| David Vaughan Investments | Breath of Hope Gala Table Sponsors | 1 of 2 | |
| Merck & Co.,Inc. | Merck sponsored fellows | 1 of 2 | |
| Ozark Ready Mix | Breath of Hope Gala Table Sponsors | 1 of 2 |
The outside view
A Birmingham foundation carrying Helen Keller's name that supports and honors research on vision, blindness, and sensory loss, best known for the annual Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.
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Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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